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Boch Hollow State Nature Preserve
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
624 acres6.9 mi of trail
Buckeye TrailMeadow TrailNorth Trailhead
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Marion
Marion, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.2% of Marion is conserved land, roughly 753 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Boch Hollow State Nature Preserve (6.9 mi) and Rockbridge State Nature Preserve (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marion, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Marion outdoors
Conserved land
3.2%
753 of 23,775 acres
Trails
13 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 9 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
306 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Rockbridge State Nature Preserve
Managed by Ohio Division of Natural Resources
59 acres0.5 mi of trail
Rock Shelter Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Marion
Trip #1
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 6.7 mi
- Buckeye Trail5.4 mi
- Meadow Trail0.7 mi
- Rock Shelter Trail0.5 mi
- North Trailhead0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Lake Eagle ClawreservoirLake TomahawkreservoirLake WantanopareservoirLake of Four SeasonsreservoirHelber RunRush Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
753 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis2
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Marion
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 690 acPrivate Park 39 acPrivate Recreation or Education 24 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boch Hollow Dedicated Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 620 | Open |
| Rockbridge Dedicated Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 50 | Closed |
| Hide-A-Way Hills Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 39 | Open |
| Camp AkitaPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 24 | Open |
| Kessler Swamp Dedicated Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 20 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Brethren CemeteryCemetery
Centenary CemeteryCemetery
Dunkard CemeteryCemetery
Evangelical CemeteryCemetery
Flagdale CemeteryCemetery
Laurel Chapel CemeteryCemetery
Mount Tabor CemeteryCemetery
Pleasant Valley CemeteryCemetery
Ruff CemeteryCemetery
Saint Emanuel Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Marion and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | 3.2% | 12.5 mi | 2 |
| Monday Creek | 22% | 15.9 mi | 0 |
| Rush Creek | 0.5% | 1.5 mi | 2 |
| Falls | 5.6% | 7.3 mi | 9 |
| Berne | 3.1% | 11.5 mi | 10 |
| Good Hope | 24.6% | 11.2 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Marion's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 21-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.